Wellbeing: science and policy

Introduction and summary

Part I : The case for wellbeing. What subjective wellbeing is and why it matters

Wellbeing as the goal for society

Part II : Human nature and wellbeing. How our behaviour affects our wellbeing

How our thoughts affect our wellbeing

Our bodies, our genes and our wellbeing

Part II : How our experience affects our wellbeing. The inequality of wellbeing: some basic facts

Tools to explain wellbeing

Explaining wellbeing: a first exploration

Family, schooling and social media

Health and healthcare

Unemployment

The quality of work

Income

Community

The physical environment and the planet

Part IV : Government and wellbeing. How government affects wellbeing

How well being affects voting

Cost-effectiveness and policy choice.